Gone Before 30 Trivia Quiz

Answer: three

Still one of Hollywood's biggest icons, Jimmy's film career was only eighteen months long. He received two posthumous Oscar nominations in acting categories - the first actor in Academy history to do so. The three films for which Jimmy was known were "Rebel Without a Cause," "East of Eden," and "Giant" (It was the last two for which he received his Oscar nominations).

He is buried in Fairmount, Indiana, his boyhood home.

Answer: Kansas City

Harlow's second husband, Paul Bern, "officially" committed suicide in one of Hollywood's greatest mysteries. The home he died in was later owned by Jay Sebring, a victim of the Manson Family.

Answer: Johnny Depp

River Jude Bottom was born in a log cabin on August 23, 1970. A child of the counterculture and a lifetime vegetarian, he struggled with a drug problem for many years. I still miss him.

Answer: Waylon Jennings

When Buddy kidded Jennings about having to ride on the cold bus instead of getting to fly in the warm plane, Jennings told him he "hoped his plane crashed." It is a comment that took Jennings years to forgive himself for. Interestingly enough, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were both under 30: 17 and 28, respectivly.

Answer: Happy Days

Heather played Heather Pfister, the daughter of Fonzie's girlfriend, Ashley, in later seasons. Dominique Dunne, who played her sister, Dana, in "Poltergeist," also died young. She was murdered by her boyfriend, just days shy of her 22nd birthday.

Answer: The Black Panthers

Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was gunned down in Los Angeles under equally mysterious circumstances six months later. He was 24.

Answer: Robert Johnson

A Delta Blues guitarist, Johnson was inducted under the catagory of "Early Influences," those who weren't part of Rock and Roll, but helped build the bridge to it. Eric Clapton calls Johnson, "The most important blues musician who ever lived" and has recorded Johnson's most famous song, "Crossroads." Johnson died under mysterious circumstances in 1938.

Answer: Haughton

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. She was discovered on "Star Search" and later attended Detroit's High School of the Performing Arts, majoring in dance. She died on August 25, 2001, flying from The Bahamas to Florida.

Answer: Quintanilla

Her production company, Q Productions, was run by her father, Abraham. She enjoyed a short but happy marriage to Chris Perez before she was gunned down by a deranged fan.

Answer: Roman Polanski

Polanski, famous for his films "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown," is still making movies, including "The Pianist" (2002) which won three Academy Awards (including one to Roman for Best Director). It took him twenty years to marry again. He has also had the privilege of becoming a father to a boy and a girl, Morgane and Elvis. Elvis Polanski?! Oh, those eccentric European filmmakers!